Garment-stay.



W. J. ROCHE.

- GARMENT STAY. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21,1914.

Patented Sept. 5,1916.

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WILLIAM J. ROCHE, OF MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SPIRELLA COMPANY, OF MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-STAY.

Application filed July 21, 1914.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. ROCHE, a resident of Meadville, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Garment-Stays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment stays, and particularly to flexible wire stays for use in corsets or other like articles of wearing apparel.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple stay which can be readily manufactured, which is reinforced against bending strains, which is very flexible and resilient, which includes a long length of wire in a stay of given dimensions, and which distributes the wear over a considerable length of wire and therefore avoids the liability of the stay taking a permanent set on short bends.

The invention comprises the stay hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view on an exaggerated scale of one face of the stay embodying the invention; and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification.

The stay shown in the drawings is formed of wire, and in the embodiment illustrated, of a single wire 1, which is bent back and forth from edge to edge of the stay in sinuous form, to form a series of alternately disposed loops or eyes 2 lying along the edges of the stay and a series of transversely extending connecting crossing portions 3. The crossing portions are at a slight angle to a transverse line, although this is not esformed of a complete return of the wire, and

are arranged in two rows extending longitudinally of the stay and lying on opposite sides of its middle line. Also, the loops or eyes 4, of which the drawings show only a single loop in each crossing portion, are al- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 191.6.

Serial No. 852,252.

stantially directly opposite each other so that they may be said to be arranged in airs.

The middle loops 4; in the crossing portions of the wire may merely overlap the next adjacent crossings, as shown in Fig. 1, but, if desired, they may be coiled around said crossings, as shown in Fig. 2. In the latter case the stay is much stiffer and has a greater resistance to bending in all directions, due to the intertwining or interlocking of the wires, but even when the wires are merely overlapped, as shown in Fig. l, the stay has a material resistance to bending and is very resilient. It also contains a long length of wire in a stay of given dimensions and consequently distributes the wear and crystallization of the metal over a considerable length of wire and therefore avoids the production of a permanent set on short bends.

What I claim is I 1. A garment stay, comprising wire bent back and forth in zigzag form from edge to edge of the stay to form a series of alternately disposed eyes or loops lying along the edges of the stay and a series of parallel connecting crossing portions, each crossing portion of the wire being bent intermediate the edges of the stay to form a loop which near one edge of the stay extends beyond the next parallel adjacent crossing portion of the wire.

2. A garment stay, comprising wire bent back and forth in zigzag form from edge to edge of the stay to form a. series of alternately disposed eyes or loops lying along the edges of the stay and a series of parallel connecting crossing portions, each crossing portion of the wire being bent intermediate the edges of the stay to form a loop which near one edge of the stay extends beyond the next parallel adjacent'crossing portion of the wire, said crossing portion of the wire extending through said loop.

3. A garment stay, comprising wire bent back and forth in alternate directions across the stay to form a series of eyes or loops lying along the edges of the stay and a series v of connecting crossing portions, each crossing portion being bent intermediate the edges of the stay to form a loop extending beyond the next adjacent crossing portion of the Wire, the loops in alternate crossings lying on opposite sides of the median line of the stay and being disposed in pairs, the loops of each pair being opposite each other.

4. A garment stay, comprising Wire bent back and forth in alternate directions across the stay to form a series of eyes or loops lying along the edges of the stay and a series of connecting crossing portions, each cross ing portion being bent intermediate thev edges of the stay to form a loop extending beyond the next adjacent crossing portion of the Wire, the loops in alternate crossings lying on opposite sides of the median line of the stay and being disposed in pairs, the loops of each pair being opposite each other and each crossing portion of the Wire extending through one of said loops.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM J. ROCHE. l/Vitnesses:

FRANK L. ROCHE, T. F. CHARLTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

